Hiking Trails - Antigua

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Radio Sintonia:

The hiking program of 'Antigua moves, knows the Canary Islands' is back.

In a statement issued by the City Council of Antigua, the consistory informs that, given the success of previous editions, it reorganizes the annual Program of 'Antigua moves, knows the Canary Islands', which in its third edition proposes to travel the routes from La Vega to Toto, from Tetir to Tefía, the grain route in Antigua, from Tindaya to Tababaire, from Betancuria to Ajuy, from Tiscamanita to Tuineje, an exit to the island of La Palma and a season ending along the path from Tindaya to Cotillo.

 

On the road to the Canary Islands

The hiking program, organized thanks to the coordination of the departments of Youth and Sports, "is offered free for all residents in the Municipality as we have been doing in each of the activities offered and organized from the City of Antigua, says the mayor," says Mayor Matías Peña García. "With the intention of favoring greater participation, promoting habits as healthy, as in this case, walking," says the mayor.

"A program in which different levels of difficulty are combined, accompanying the municipal technical hikers and monitors and guides of the Jiribilla animation group, whom I thank for their involvement and details provided, cultural, ethnographic or historical of each area traveled, says the Councilor for Sports, "says Councilman Fernando Estupiñán.
The first route of the Hiking Program, from La Vega to Toto, opens its registration this Monday, March 6 from 08:00 hours by Entry Registration, details the Councilor for Youth, Agustín G. Rodríguez, who points out that the difficulty marked on this occasion is high, being 12 kilometers of trails and roads with some steep slopes.

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Radio Sintonia:

Open the deadline for registration of the third annual route 'Know the Canary Islands'.

The City Council of Antigua in its Program of eight hiking trails proposes the second route from Tetir to Tefia, presenting an average difficulty of 8 kilometers in a spectacular landscape where the guide will have many anecdotes to tell about stories that occurred in these plains at 300 meters above sea level.





'Get to know the Canary Islands', the annual route that sets majoreros in motion.

The annual program of Antigua moves, knows the Canary Islands, organized and coordinated by the departments of Sports and Youth, in its third edition, successfully celebrated the registration of the first and complicated route from La Vega to Toto, leaves again on April 15 from Tetir to Tefía, and continues later with the family route of grain in Antigua, to continue from Tindaya to Tababaire, from Betancuria to Ajuy, from Tiscamanita to Tuineje, an exit to the island of La Palma and a season closing along the path from Tindaya to Cotillo.

The hiking program, organized thanks to the coordination of the departments of Youth and Sports, is offered free for all residents in the Municipality as we have been doing in each of the activities offered and organized from the City of Antigua, says the mayor, Matías Peña García with the intention of favoring greater participation, encouraging habits as healthy, as in this case, walking.

Second route from Tetir to Tefía
"A program in which different levels of difficulty are combined, accompanying the municipal technical hikers and monitors and guides of the Jiribilla animation group, whom I thank for their involvement and details provided, cultural, ethnographic or historical of each area traveled," says the Councilor for Sports, Fernando Estupiñán.

The second route of the Hiking Program, from Tetir to Tefía opens its registration this Monday, April 3 from 08:00 hours by Entry Registration, details the Councilor for Youth, Agustín G. Rodríguez, who encourages to register for a route of medium difficulty, remembering the councilor to walk always carrying a bottle of water, With comfortable outfits, sneakers or boots and cap to protect from the sun.

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Radio Sintonia:

La Palma becomes the prize of the most constant hikers of the program 'Antigua moves, knows the Canary Islands'.

The City Council of Antigua, from the departments of Sports and Youth, develops the Hiking Program, 'Antigua moves, knows the Canary Islands', organizing to date, four routes in different municipalities and with different distances and difficulty.



After traveling from the Vega to Toto, from Tetir to Tefía, in Antigua offer the Grain Route and last weekend, walk from Tindaya to Tababaire, the route is then offered with a route of 15 kilometers and high difficulty, from Betancuria to Ajuy, whose registration opens on Monday, July 3 at 08:00 am by Check-In, always giving preference to people registered in the Municipality of Antigua.



"On Monday, July 3, registration opens for the hiking trip to the island of La Palma, fulfilling the commitment made with the group of hikers during the closing of the previous season," says the mayor, Matías Peña García. This trip will be 75% funded by the Municipality of Antigua providing accommodation, travel and subsistence to the 25 participants who register.



The Bando as well as the regulations to participate in this hiking trip in La Palma can be consulted in the City Council of Antigua, in the departments of Youth and Sports, or in the electronic headquarters of the ayto-antigua.es website, giving preference to people registered in the Municipality and who have repeatedly participated in the different routes offered.

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Radio Sintonia:

Open the registration period for the most veteran hikers of Antigua to make a trip to La Palma.

The City Council of Antigua from the coordination of the departments of Youth and Sports offer in the hiking campaign Antigua moves, know the Canary Islands 2023, a trip to La Palma to know walking its spectacular place.





More than 50% of the cost of the experience financed by the municipality
This trip to know the island of La Palma walking is a promise fulfilled to the hikers who usually participate in each route proposed by the City Council, and adds the mayor, the mayor of Antigua, Matías Peña García. "Financing more than 50% of the cost of this departure, which includes flight, accommodation and diets," says the mayor.

The councilors of Youth and Sports, Jonatan Peña and Samuel Torres, respectively, have held a meeting with the guide of the Jiribilla animation group, José García, to specify the details of this trip to La Palma, guaranteeing a magnificent route and ensuring magnificent moments for some hikers, more than 25, who have already created a team and made friends.

Preparing for the next 2024 season
During the meeting, in which the technician and technician of each department have also participated, work has already begun on the offer of routes and surprises to continue the next season 2024, betting the City of Antigua to continue with a healthy proposal, which encourages a healthy habit, allows to know new friends, and maintains a high level of registration in each route.

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Radio Sintonia:

15 kilometers of coastline from Betancuria to Ajuy.

A brave group of more than twenty hikers from Antigua ventured this past Saturday to travel a route of high difficulty. Fortunately, the sun and heat gave the athletes a truce.

The City Council of Antigua continues its monthly program of hiking trails, within the framework of the program "Antigua moves, knows the Canary Islands", which is coordinated by the Department of Youth and Sports.

"The last route held was last Saturday and the difficulty of the route and the distance of 15 kilometers was added to the high temperatures that fortunately for hikers, were lower than expected, offering a truce to walkers, whom I congratulate for their determination, as well as for participating following the recommendations of comfortable clothes, adequate footwear and with enough water for the road," says Mayor Matías Peña.

The councilors responsible for Youth, Jonathan Peña, and Sports, Samuel Torres, consider that the Hiking Program, in its third edition this year, has been a success. Each month, the places offered for each route are filled quickly, and in each new edition more ambitious objectives are proposed and new features are added.

The next proposed hiking trail will take place in September. It will consist of a route of eight kilometers of low difficulty, from Tiscamanita to Tuineje. As always, during the different stages of the road, cultural, social, geological explanations will be offered and Events or traditions characteristic of each place will be shared. At the end of the route, participants will enjoy a snack. This was explained by Councilman Jonathan Peña, who also stressed that registration for this stage will open on September 11.

For his part, the Councilor for Sports, Samuel Torres, announces that work is already being done on the fourth edition of the Antigua Hiking Program for the year 2024. Undoubtedly, this new edition will bring with it new objectives and surprising destinations.